Review of Tesco’s honey oaty granola bars

Ok so I am a creature of habit when it comes to my mid morning snack. I tend to have Nature Valley cereal bars. I like their flavours, and find them to be filling. I have tried various other snacks but I just can’t beat my favourite cereal bars. So when I popped into Tesco’s and discovered that they did their own version of my beloved cereal bars I just had to give them a try.
I have to confess to not being drawn in by the packaging I found it a tad dull and inviting. Perhaps this is why I have missed them previously. I checked the ingredients list they were indeed suitable for my dairy free diet. The only allergen highlighted was wheat. Oh and they are also suitable for a vegetarian diet.
On opening the box I was greeted by 6 packets of cereal bars in a similar design to the packaging. Inside you get 2 cereal bars. I was expecting a slightly sweet aroma but all I got was an oaty aroma. The 2 bars were the same size and you could clearly see the oats in the bar. On biting into the cereal bar a mixture of textures were noted. Initially a nice hard crunch was noted. They were also a little crumbly but not so much that you lost part of the bar. But then in parts there were hard pieces which were hard to bite into, not so good. Into the flavour, they didn’t really taste like other granola bars I had tried. They just tasted of oats. Pretty bland really. Then my taste buds got hit with salt. Not very pleasant or what I expected. I had a few more packets and experienced the same. Not what you expect from a granola bar.
So would I recommend these granola bars definitely not. They did not taste like a granola bar should, and I didn’t expect to taste salt. The texture was hit and miss and no good if you don’t have strong teeth. So if you follow a dairy free or vegetarian diet, I suggest you try an alternative granola bar. Sorry Tesco’s but these cereal bars just weren’t for me.

About Me

Hi, I'm Chloe and I run the blog Pinkiebag dedicated to food and tea reviews. I never let being dairy free stop me enjoying food or drinks.

I love the fact that new free from and vegan foods are becoming more freely available to try. Oh and as for tea I would be lost without it. Very rarely does a day go by when I have not enjoyed at least six cups.

So if you are looking for someone to review your food or tea I would love to hear from you.